"circline" meaning in English

See circline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: circlines [plural]
Etymology: Blend of circle + line Etymology templates: {{blend|en|circle|line}} Blend of circle + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} circline (plural circlines)
  1. A fluorescent light in the form of a ring.
    Sense id: en-circline-en-noun-7oRC2fXh
  2. A generalized circle. Categories (topical): Circle, Curves, Shapes
    Sense id: en-circline-en-noun-BJOmN44e Disambiguation of Circle: 5 95 Disambiguation of Curves: 6 94 Disambiguation of Shapes: 6 94 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for circline meaning in English (1.7kB)

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